Corporate Profile for Sears Point Raceway, Dated Jan. 7, 2000.Business Editors --(BUSINESS WIRE) The following Corporate Profile is available for inclusion in your files. News releases for this client are distributed by Business Wire and also become part of the leading databases and online services, including all of the leading Internet-based services.
Published Date: Jan. 7, 2000
Company Name: Sears Point Raceway
Address: Highways 37 & 121
Sonoma, Ca. 95476
Main Telephone
Number: 707/938-8448
Internet Home
Page Address
(URL) www.searspoint.com
President: Steve Page
Controller: Michael Margetts
Investor Relations
Contact:
Business number: 707/938-8448
Public Relations
Contact: John Cardinale
Business number: 707/938-8448, ext. 107
E-mail address: jcardinale@searspoint.com
Industry: Motorsports
Trading Symbol/
Exchange: TRK
Company description: Sears Point Raceway has provided the best in motorsports entertainment since opening its gates in 1968. The facility, which is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., features two road-racing circuits, one that spans 12 turns and 2.52 miles and the other 10 turns and 1.949 miles, and a world-famous quarter mile drag strip. The varying circuits play host to a variety of motorsports, including the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, National Hot Rod Association
The National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) , American Motorcyclist Association The American Motorcyclist Association is a U.S. not-for-profit organization of more than 280,000 motorcyclists that organizes numerous motorcycling activities and campaigns for motorcyclists' legal rights. and American Le Mans Series The American Le Mans Series (ALMS) is a sports car racing series based in the United States and Canada. It consists of a series of endurance and sprint races, and was created in the spirit of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Sports Cars. Sears Point is also home to a variety of amateur racing groups like the Sports Car Club of America and American Federation of Motorcyclists The American Federation of Motorcyclists (AFM) is the oldest road racing club in the USA. Based in California, the AFM offers many ways to enjoy motorcycle racing. One can watch the action as a spectator or participate in races. . The raceway is arguably the world's busiest motorsports facility, with track activity scheduled an average of 340 days and 50 weekends per year. It is North America's most complete and versatile motorsports complex and home to the nation's only high-performance automotive industrial park. More than 70 businesses dot the landscape at Sears Point, occupying more than 160,000 square feet of space. Most businesses are motorsports related, ranging from tire sellers to engine builders. Speedway Motorsports Inc., also owns and operates the following premiere facilities: Atlanta Motor Speedway Atlanta Motor Speedway (formerly Atlanta International Raceway) is a superspeedway in Hampton, Georgia, twenty miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. It is a 1.54-mile (2.48 km) quad-oval track with a seating capacity of over 125,000. It opened in 1960 as a 1.5 mile standard oval. , Bristol Motor Speedway Bristol Motor Speedway, originally known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway is a NASCAR short track located in Bristol, Tennessee. It was constructed in 1960, and held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. , Lowe's Motor Speedway Lowe's Motor Speedway (formerly Charlotte Motor Speedway) is a speedway in Concord, North Carolina, north of Charlotte. It features a 1.5 mile long quad-oval track that seats 167,000 people, with room for 50,000 more spectators in the infield. (at Charlotte), Las Vegas Motor Speedway Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada, just outside Las Vegas, is a 1,200 acre (4.9 km²) complex of four different tracks for automobile racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. and Texas Motor Speedway. SMI also provides food, beverage and souvenir merchandising services through its Finish Line events subsidiary, and manufactures and distributes smaller-scale, modified racing cars through its 600 Racing subsidiary. |
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